BlockCooper Creek, Texas
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Denton census division. It lies in ZIP code area 76208. The Survey maps it on the Denton East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Sherman quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Denton East quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1985 USGS Denton quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Denton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
84 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 84 fires within 5 miles of Cooper Creek between 2005 and 2018, burning about 473 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 43 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 26 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 September 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | HIGBEE |
| 24 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 1316 EAST MCKINNEY STREET |
| 24 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | 2900 N. LOCUST STREET |
| 20 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | RHODES ROAD |
| 2 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | N ELM STREET |
| 16 September 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | LONG ROAD |
| 5 August 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 61 acres | Texas A & M Forest Service | ELK RIVERNORTH BRANCH - 103 |
| 26 August 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Texas A & M Forest Service | N LOOP 288 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Cooper Creek: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denton Pit and Plant No. 536 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Harbert,Hobson,Sewell,Allison | Clay | Producer | ||
| Herbert Pit | Clay | Producer | Sedimentary |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mingo | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Mayhill | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Denton | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Carter | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Cross Roads | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| New Hope (historical) | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Green Valley | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Krugerville | 5.6 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1378155. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.